In Green Queen yesterday: University of Edinburgh spinout MiAlgae has secured £2.5M ($3.3M) from the Scottish National Investment Bank to support the construction of its facility to produce fish-free omega-3 from whisky waste. Scottish startup MiAlgae’s efforts to build a commercial-scale algal omega-3 facility have received a funding boost from the federal (sic) government. The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has poured £2.5M ($3.3M) into the firm to support the construction of the factory in Grangemouth, which will help the company scale up and bring new employment opportunities to the region. Full report at: https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/mialgae-algal-omega-3-fish-oil-whisky-waste-grangemouth-scotland-funding/ Where does the Scottish National … Continue reading Producing fish-free omega-3 from whisky waste using SNP Government funds

From STV News, two days a go, the above and: Whether it’s policing high profile football games, or demonstrations between pro and anti-immigration groups, Police Scotland’s officers are feeling the strain. The most senior police chief in the country, Chief Constable Jo Farrell, is calling on the Scottish Government to provide millions of pounds in additional funding. She has said this can hopefully bring in at least 350 new officers. “What we’ve seen across the lifetime of the organisation is a change in relation to crime”, she said. “Growing crime trends, particularly around violence against women and girls.” https://news.stv.tv/scotland/chief-constable-calls-for-millions-in-funding-to-recruit-350-new-officers Cheshire-born … Continue reading Far lower crime, more police officers, enough to help Northern Ireland three times yet Scotland apparently needs hundreds more?

From: Scottish Household Survey 2025 findings: Neighbourhoods and Communities published today, the above and: In 2025, the majority of people (80%) said they felt ‘very’ or ‘fairly safe’ walking alone in their neighbourhood after dark (Table 37), this is a an improvement from 78% in 2024.  These are remarkable results from large sample research. After decades of Tory/Labour austerity moderated only partially by the SNP Government, Scots are increasingly and at a very high level, both satisfied with and feel safe, in their neighbourhoods. Perhaps, of course, these findings are less remarkable than they seem given the dramatic fall in … Continue reading Huge poll confirms that Scots are more content and feel safer in their neighbourhoods than in last days of Labour

From Financial Information from the Scottish Household Survey 2025 published today, the above and: Historically, the proportion of households reporting they were managing well financially had been increasing overall, from 41% in 1999 to a high of 56% in 2019. There was a slight dip in the long term increase between 2007 and 2012, which may be explained in part by the economic downturn during that period (Table 1). The most recent figures show lower levels since the pandemic, with 52% of households in 2025 reporting they were managing well financially, similar to 54% in 2024. The proportion of households … Continue reading Only 69% living comfortably or doing alright in UK but after 19 years in Scotland it’s 91%!

From Scottish Child Payment and the Labour Market – update 2026 published today but utterly absent from BBC Scotland News, Main, Politics or Business, the above, and:: SCP is most likely to affect labour market decisions among parents of young children whose entitlement depends on continued receipt of Universal Credit. The Planning for Work conditionality regime predominantly covers lone parents or lead carers of young children who are expected to move towards work in future as their children grow older, and are therefore a group likely to be exposed to labour market incentives. If SCP was leading parents to reduce … Continue reading Scots even more likely to want to work after Child Payment extended but they don’t b****y want you to know that

I’ve skimmed the above Herald report twice but can find nothing to savour. It’s the vaguest, dullest, front page story I’ve seen in some time but it’s about the above sneery-faced Prof Adam Tomkins, a former Tory MSP, much loved here. In July 2020, mid-pandemic, he campaigned for the early re-opening of gyms, as in England but contrary to the Scottish Government’s science-based practice to avoid this kind of thing: During 24 days in Cheonan, South Korea, 112 persons were infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 associated with fitness dance classes at 12 sports facilities. Intense physical exercise … Continue reading The return of the…………..?